Regimental number | 75 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
School | New Farm State School, Qld |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Dvr |
Address | Henley Beach, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lilian Bergin, Henley Beach, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Voluntary Senior Cadets until the beginning of Universal (i.e. Compulsory) Training. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Driver Walter Bergin sailed on the Transport A12 "Saldanha" while the rest of C Company boarded the "Ascanius" |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 8), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas William and Lilly BERGIN, 20 Dove Street, Henley Park, South Australia. Native of Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |